HEIGHT = 16 1/2 inches
Diameter of BASE = 5 3/4 inches
VALUE = $500 - $700

NOTE 1:
There is a metal plate attached to the base saying " LE SIFFLEUR " LE SIFFLEUR means "the Whistler". He stands barefoot wearing a peasant style shirt loosely tucked into his worn and torn pants which are held belted with a peice of rope. He wears a cap with a ball atop.

NOTE 2:
There is a smaller version that is 8 3/4 inches high.

NOTE 3: -- History
B&H made this statue based on another sculpture. The Original is by Polish sculptor by the name of Vaclav Bernard Szczeblewski created in 1889. He studied for 9 years at the Dresden Art Academy and he exhibited regularly in Paris Salons. The Piece is a bronze figure of a boy with his hands in his pockets whistling which represents "The Whistling Ship's Apprentice". Boy stands on a round base which is signed "V Szczeblewski" and dated "1889" His work remains one of the most popular bronzes from the late 19th century. It measures approx 16.4" tall with a 5.15" base diameter and valued around $6,000. See View S for the Szczeblewski statue

NOTE 4:
Bradley & Hubbard made this in White Metal known as "Spelter Metal" The statue is finished in an olive green & brown patina. B&H called it a Midici Bronze.